The Stars Group News

The Stars Group Inc. (NASDAQ: TSG)(TSX: TSGI) today announced that it entered into an agreement with Eldorado Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ: ERI) that grants it the option to operate online betting and gaming in the states where Eldorado currently or in the future owns or operates casino properties.

The Stars Group Inc. (NASDAQ: TSG)(TSX: TSGI) today reported its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2018 and provided certain additional highlights and updates. Unless otherwise noted, all dollar ($) amounts are in U.S. dollars.

The Stars Group Inc. (Nasdaq: TSG) (TSX: TSGI) today announced that it will release its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2018 prior to the start of trading on Wednesday, November 7, 2018, and will host a conference call and webcast at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss the same.

The Stars Group Inc. (NASDAQ: TSG)(TSX: TSGI) today announced that the UK Competition & Markets Authority (“CMA”) has cleared its acquisition of Sky Betting & Gaming (“SBG”) following its Phase 1 review under the Enterprise Act 2002. As previously announced, The Stars Group completed the acquisition on July 10, 2018, and can now begin executing on its integration plans.

The Stars Group today announced that the Barcelona stop on its PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT), one of several major live poker tournament series sponsored by PokerStars, came to a close on Sunday, September 2, setting a PokerStars record for the number of entrants to an EPT main event.

The Stars Group Inc. (Nasdaq: TSG) (TSX: TSGI) today announced that it intends to file on Monday, September 17, 2018 its business acquisition report (“BAR”) with respect to the acquisition of Sky Betting & Gaming.

The Stars Group Inc. (Nasdaq: TSG) (TSX: TSGI) today announced that it will release its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2018 and updated full year 2018 financial guidance to include the recently completed acquisitions prior to the start of trading on Monday, August 13, 2018, and will host a conference call and webcast at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss the same.

The Stars Group today announced that this year’s World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP), a major annual online poker tournament series hosted by its PokerStars brand, will offer a guaranteed prize pool of more than $70 million, the biggest online poker tournament series guarantee ever.

The Stars Group Inc. (Nasdaq: TSG) (TSX: TSGI) today announced that the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruled in its favor with respect to the previously announced application filed by Polar Multi-Strategy Master Fund (and certain affiliated funds) and Verition Canada Master Fund Ltd. regarding The Stars Group’s pending mandatory conversion of all of its outstanding convertible preferred shares pursuant to their terms.

The Stars Group Inc. (Nasdaq: TSG) (TSX: TSGI) ("The Stars Group" or the "Company") announced today the upsizing and pricing by Stars Group Holdings B.V. and Stars Group (US) Co-Borrower, LLC (the "Issuers"), its indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries, of $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of unsecured senior notes (the "Notes Offering"), which represents an increase of $250 million from the previously announced offering size.

The Stars Group Inc. (Nasdaq: TSG) (TSX: TSGI) (“The Stars Group” or the “Company”) announced today the closing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of common shares (the “Offering”) at a price of US$38.00 per common share.

The Stars Group Inc. (Nasdaq: TSG; TSX: TSGI) (“The Stars Group” or the “Company”) announced today the offering by Stars Group Holdings B.V. and Stars Group (US) Co-Borrower, LLC (the “Issuers”), its indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries, of $750 million aggregate principal amount of unsecured senior notes due 2026 (the “Offering”).

The Stars Group Inc. (Nasdaq: TSG; TSX: TSGI) (“The Stars Group” or the “Company”) announced today the upsizing and pricing of its underwritten public offering of common shares (the “Offering”) at a price of US$38.00 per common share.

The Stars Group Inc. (Nasdaq: TSG; TSX: TSGI) (“The Stars Group” or the “Company”) announced today that it has filed a preliminary prospectus supplement (the “Preliminary Supplement”) to its short form base shelf prospectus dated January 16, 2018 relating to a proposed underwritten marketed public offering of common shares of the Company (the “Offering”).

TORONTO, June 13, 2018 - The Stars Group Inc. (Nasdaq: TSG; TSX: TSGI) today announced that it has been served with a Notice of Application filed by Polar Multi-Strategy Master Fund (and certain affiliated funds) and Verition Canada Master Fund Ltd. (together, the "Applicants") in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in respect of The Stars Group’s pending mandatory conversion of all of its outstanding convertible preferred shares pursuant to their terms.

The Stars Group Inc. today announced that its popular annual Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) tournament series exceeded its largest ever $65 million guarantee, ultimately paying out approximately $91 million in prizes and making it the second largest ever online poker series behind last year’s SCOOP which paid out approximately $94 million.

The Stars Group Inc. today announced that PokerStars players in Portugal have joined the existing PokerStars shared player pool between France and Spain. PokerStars, The Stars Group’s flagship brand, is the first online operator to offer such a shared player pool among the three previously ring-fenced markets, allowing players on the French-, Portuguese- and Spanish-licensed offerings to face each other across real money poker tables.

The Stars Group (NASDAQ: TSG; TSX: TSGI) reacted today to the decision by the United States Supreme Court to strike down, as an unconstitutional exercise of Federal power, the nearly 30-year ban on sports betting under the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, or PASPA.

The Stars Group Inc. today announced the successful results of the Monte Carlo stop on the European Poker Tour (EPT), a major live poker tournament series sponsored by The Stars Group’s flagship PokerStars brand, with a total prize pool of $27.2 million.

The Stars Group Inc. (Nasdaq: TSG; TSX: TSGI) today announced that it will release its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2018 prior to the start of trading on Thursday, May 10, 2018, and will host a conference call and webcast at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss the same.

The Stars Group today announced the launch of the Stars £100 Million Challenge, a free-to-enter World Cup promotion across PokerStars, BetStars and PokerStars Casino which if awarded will be one of the largest prizes in sports betting history. Up to £100 million (or local promotion equivalent) will be awarded for a perfect win-lose-draw prediction for all 64 World Cup matches, which run from June 14 through July 15.

The Stars Group Inc. (Nasdaq: TSG; TSX; TSGI) today announced that it has successfully completed the previously announced acquisition of an additional 18% equity interest in CrownBet Holdings Pty Limited and CrownBet has successfully completed its acquisition of William Hill Australia Holdings Pty Ltd.

The Stars Group Inc. (NASDAQ: TSG; TSX: TSGI) (“The Stars Group” or “the Company”) announced today that it has agreed to acquire Sky Betting & Gaming (“SBG”) from CVC Capital Partners (“CVC”) and Sky plc (LSE: SKY) (“Sky”) in a cash and stock transaction valued at $4.7 billion. This combination will result in the world’s largest publicly listed online gaming company.

Poker players from around the world came together on the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace on April 6 for PokerStars first ever online multi-table Play Money charity tournament. PokerStars made a $10 donation on behalf of the first 5,000 players who signed up to play the 5 billion Play Money chip guaranteed tournament to raise $50,000, enough to educate more than 1,660 disadvantaged children for a year.

– The Stars Group Inc. (NASDAQ: TSG; TSX: TSGI) today announced that its 2018 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders will be held on Thursday, May 10, 2018 at 11:30 a.m. ET at the One King West Hotel, located at 1 King St. W., Toronto, Canada. The Stars Group also announced that it currently intends to release its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2018 prior to the start of trading on Thursday, May 10, 2018 and will host a conference call and webcast to discuss the same.

The Stars Group Inc. today announced that its 2018 PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) will offer a guaranteed prize pool of $65 million, the largest in PokerStars’ history, and approximately $10 million larger than last year’s guarantee.

The Stars Group Inc. today announced that the Sochi stop on the European Poker Tour (EPT), one of several major live poker tournament series sponsored by The Stars Group Inc.’s flagship PokerStars brand, came to an end on Thursday, March 29 with a total prize pool of more than $5 million, almost double its original $2.6 million guarantee.

The Stars Group Inc. (NASDAQ: TSG; TSX: TSGI) today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2017 and provided 2018 full year financial guidance ranges, as well as certain additional highlights and updates. Unless otherwise noted, all dollar ($) amounts are in U.S. dollars.

The Stars Group Inc. announced today that the recent PokerStars Turbo Series exceeded its original $15.6 million prize-pool guarantee by nearly $10 million, ultimately paying out more than $25 million.

The Stars Group Inc. today announced that it will release its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2017 prior to the start of trading on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 and will host a conference call and webcast at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss the same.

The Stars Group Inc. announced today that it has entered into definitive agreements to increase its equity interest in CrownBet Holdings Pty Limited from 62% to 80% and for CrownBet to acquire William Hill Australia Holdings Pty Ltd., creating a leader in the regulated Australian online sports betting market.

The Stars Group Inc. today announced the completion of the FRESH (France Espania Hold’em) Series, PokerStars’ first joint tournament series offered to both French and Spanish players following the launch of the shared player pool between the two previously ring-fenced markets. The FRESH Series beat guarantees and attracted thousands of French and Spanish players to PokerStars’ online tables.

The Stars Group Inc. announced today that it collected multiple awards and recognitions last week for management and operational excellence and innovation during the online gaming industry’s most important week.

The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA), one of several major live poker tournament series sponsored by The Stars Group Inc.'s flagship PokerStars brand, came to an end on Sunday, January 14 with a total prize pool of more than $22 million.

The Stars Group Inc. announced today that PokerStars, its flagship brand, launched a shared player pool yesterday between locally licensed poker markets in France and Spain. PokerStars is the first online poker operator to offer a shared player pool under license in France and Spain, which enable players from both countries to compete against one another at PokerStars.fr and PokerStars.es.

The Stars Group Inc. announced today that the recent PokerStars Winter Series exceeded its original $25,410,000 prize-pool guarantee, reaching a total $38,013,576. The Winter Series online poker tournaments, which offered a broad range of buy-ins, ran from December 25 to January 7, marking the first time ever that PokerStars has held a big guarantee poker tournament series during the holiday period.

The Stars Group Inc. (Nasdaq: TSG; TSX: TSGI) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Mr. Tang Hao and his affiliated entity Discovery Key Investments Limited, which currently hold 26,455,200 common shares of the Company, representing approximately 17.9% of the outstanding common shares of The Stars Group.

The Stars Group Inc. today announced the launch of the PokerStars Players No Limit Hold’em Championship, a $25,000 buy-in poker tournament that will be the culmination of all PokerStars online and live promotions and player rewards throughout 2018.

The Stars Group Inc. (Nasdaq: TSG; TSX: TSGI) today announced that it has completed the sale of its ordinary shares of Jackpotjoy plc (LSE: JPJ), representing approximately 7.5% of Jackpotjoy’s then issued and outstanding ordinary shares, for net cash proceeds of $59.5 million.

The Stars Group Inc. launched the next phase of its PokerStars marketing campaign #GameOn this week, reigniting the poker-based feud between international funny man Kevin Hart and sporting legend Usain Bolt.

The Stars Group Inc. today announced the launch of Stars Mega Spin, its proprietary space-themed progressive jackpot slot game exclusive to the PokerStars Casino brand that guarantees a minimum $1 million jackpot.

The Stars Group Inc. (NASDAQ: TSG; TSX: TSGI) today reported its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2017, reconfirmed its full year 2017 financial guidance ranges and provided certain additional highlights and updates.

The Stars Group Inc. today announced that its BetStars sports betting brand has become the first international sports betting operator to become licensed in the Czech Republic, following approval this week by the Czech State Supervision of Gambling and Lotteries. BetStars also last month launched its next generation iOS mobile betting app and has begun rolling it out across certain of its European Union markets.

The Stars Group Inc. (Nasdaq: TSG; TSX: TSGI) today announced that it will release its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2017 prior to the start of trading on Thursday, November 9, 2017 and will host a conference call and webcast at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss the same.

The Stars Group Inc. today announced the launch of PokerStars Power Up, an innovative new variant of online poker that combines the competitiveness and strategy of traditional poker with the thrills and excitement of modern video games.

A major annual online poker tournament series hosted by its PokerStars brand, WCOOP, ended earlier this week with a prize pool guarantee that surpassed expectations and paid out a series record $90.6 million, the second-largest ever online poker series.

The Stars Group Inc. (Nasdaq: TSG; TSX: TSGI) today updated its previously announced guidance ranges for the full year 2017 and announced the prepayment of an additional $75 million of second lien debt.

ONCHAN, Isle of Man – August 2, 2017 – The Stars Group Inc. (Nasdaq: TSG; TSX: TSGI) has relocated its Malta office to a new location to accommodate its growing presence on the island, which is a member of the European Union.

Montreal, Canada - June 21, 2017 - Amaya Inc. (NASDAQ: AYA; TSX: AYA) is pleased to announce that all resolutions considered at today’s 2017 annual and special meeting of shareholders were approved by its shareholders.

MONTREAL, May 31, 2017 - Amaya Inc. (Nasdaq: AYA; TSX: AYA) today announced that it has made its final payment on the deferred purchase price obligation for its acquisition of the Rational Group in August 2014. Amaya used cash flow from operations to make the payment, which included the remaining balance of $47.5 million and approximately $870,000 of associated fees. As previously announced, Amaya paid $200 million of the deferred purchase price in November 2016, $75 million in February 2017 and a further $75 million in April 2017. All dollar ($) amounts are in U.S. dollars.

Montreal, Canada – May 23, 2017 – Amaya Inc. (Nasdaq: AYA; TSX: AYA) today announced that its Board of Directors has nominated two new directors, Mr. Peter Murphy and Ms. Mary Turner, who will stand for election, along with current members Divyesh (Dave) Gadhia, Harlan Goodson, Alfred Hurley and David Lazzarato, at this year’s annual and special meeting of shareholders to be held on June 21, 2017. If all elected, Amaya’s Board will comprise six directors and continue to be fully independent.

MONTREAL, Canada, May 12, 2017 – Amaya Inc. (NASDAQ: AYA; TSX: AYA) today reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017, announced that it will ask shareholders to approve, among other things, certain matters relating to the proposed corporate name change and related matters, reconfirmed full year 2017 financial guidance ranges and provided certain additional highlights and updates. Unless otherwise noted, all dollar ($) amounts are in U.S. dollars.

MONTREAL, May 11, 2017 /CNW/ - Amaya Inc. (Nasdaq: AYA; TSX: AYA) today announced the appointment of Robin Chhabra to the newly created position of Chief Corporate Development Officer of Amaya. Mr. Chhabra will lead and oversee Amaya's corporate development function, reporting to Rafi Ashkenazi, Amaya's Chief Executive Officer. Amaya anticipates Mr. Chhabra will join the company in September 2017 following a brief garden leave from William Hill plc (LSE: WMH).

MONTREAL, Canada, May 3, 2017 – Amaya Inc. (Nasdaq: AYA; TSX: AYA) today announced that it will release its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017 prior to the start of trading on Friday, May 12, 2017 and will host a conference call and webcast at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss the same. Rafi Ashkenazi, Amaya’s CEO, will chair the call.

Montreal, Canada – April 27, 2017 – Amaya Inc. (Nasdaq: AYA; TSX: AYA) today announced that it has paid an additional $75 million on its outstanding deferred purchase price obligation for its acquisition of the Rational Group in August 2014. All dollar ($) amounts are in U.S. dollars.

MONTREAL, March 22, 2017 /CNW/ - Amaya Inc. (NASDAQ: AYA; TSX: AYA) today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2016 and provided a 2017 update and full year financial guidance ranges, as well as certain additional highlights and updates. Unless otherwise noted, all dollar ($) amounts are in U.S. dollars.

MONTREAL, March 9, 2017 - Amaya Inc. (Nasdaq: AYA; TSX: AYA) today announced that it will release its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2016 prior to the start of trading on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 and will host a conference call and webcast at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss the same. Rafi Ashkenazi, Amaya's CEO, will chair the call.

MONTREAL, Canada – March 3, 2017 – Amaya Inc. (NASDAQ: AYA; TSX: AYA) today announced that it successfully repriced and retranched its U.S. dollar and Euro denominated first lien term loans and amended the applicable credit agreement (collectively, the “Financing”). Unless otherwise noted, all references to “$” are to U.S. dollars and all references to “€” are to Euros.

Montreal, Canada – February 1, 2017 – Amaya Inc. (Nasdaq: AYA; TSX: AYA) today announced that it has made an additional payment of $75 million on its outstanding deferred purchase price obligation for its acquisition of the Rational Group in August 2014. As a result, Amaya’s remaining deferred purchase price obligation is approximately $122.5 million. All dollar ($) amounts are in U.S. dollars.

Montreal, Canada - January 20, 2017 – Amaya Inc. (Nasdaq: AYA; TSX: AYA) today updated its previously announced guidance ranges for the full year 2016, provided related performance and operational highlights, and announced the retirement of its Chief Financial Officer, Daniel Sebag. All dollar ($) amounts are in U.S. dollars.

Montreal, Canada - January 9, 2017 – Amaya Inc. (Nasdaq: AYA; TSX: AYA) today announced its financing plan for the approximately $197.7 million balance of the deferred purchase price for its acquisition of the Rational Group in August 2014, which is due on February 1, 2017. All dollar ($) amounts are in U.S. dollars.

MONTREAL, Canada – December 20, 2016 – Amaya Inc. (NASDAQ: AYA; TSX: AYA) confirmed today that discussions with its former Chief Executive Officer, David Baazov, regarding the offer to acquire Amaya by an entity to be formed, have terminated.

MONTREAL, Canada – November 22, 2016 – Amaya Inc. (NASDAQ: AYA; TSX: AYA) confirms that it is aware of today’s media report regarding David Baazov’s proposal that he publicly reported on November 14, 2016. Amaya, with the assistance of its advisors, continues to carefully assess Mr. Baazov’s proposal, including the information contained in the media report, but has no further comment at this time. Amaya intends to provide updates if and when necessary in accordance with applicable securities laws.

MONTREAL, Canada – November 14, 2016 – Amaya Inc. (NASDAQ: AYA; TSX: AYA) confirmed today that it has received a non-binding all cash offer from its former Chief Executive Officer, David Baazov, on behalf of an entity to be formed to acquire Amaya at a price of CAD$24.00 per common share. Amaya also confirms that the offer provides for a USD$200 million deposit into escrow upon execution of a definitive agreement in respect of a potential transaction that would be converted into a one-year structurally subordinated, interest bearing debt obligation to fund a portion of the USD$400 million deferred purchase price for Amaya’s acquisition of the Rational Group in August 2014, such amount to be convertible into equity following the closing of such potential transaction.

MONTREAL, Canada, November 7, 2016 – Amaya Inc. (Nasdaq: AYA; TSX: AYA) today announced that it will release its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2016 prior to the start of trading on Monday, November 14, 2016 and will host a conference call and webcast at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss the same. Rafi Ashkenazi, Amaya’s CEO, will chair the call. To access via tele-conference, please dial 1-877-407-0789 or 1-201-689-8562 ten minutes prior to the scheduled start of the call. The playback will be made available two hours after the event at 1-844-512-2921 or 1-412-317-6671. The Conference ID number is 13649792. To access the webcast please use the following link: http://public.viavid.com/index.php?id=121913

MONTREAL – October 18, 2016 – Amaya Inc. (NASDAQ: AYA; TSX: AYA) today said that the Special Committee of independent directors of Amaya’s Board has announced the completion of its strategic alternatives review. Following an extensive review, upon the unanimous recommendation of the Special Committee, the Board concluded that at this time remaining as an independent publicly-traded corporation best positions Amaya to deliver long-term shareholder value.

The Boards of William Hill PLC (LSE: WMH) and Amaya Inc. (TSX: AYA, Nasdaq: AYA) note the recent press speculation and confirm that they are in discussions regarding a potential all share merger of equals.

MONTREAL, Canada, August 12, 2016 – Amaya Inc. (NASDAQ: AYA; TSX: AYA) today announced the appointment of a Chief Executive Officer, reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2016 and provided a third quarter 2016 update. Unless otherwise noted, all dollar ($) amounts are in U.S. dollars.

MONTREAL, Canada, August 2, 2016 – Amaya Inc. (Nasdaq: AYA; TSX: AYA) today announced that it will release its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2016 prior to the start of trading on Friday, August 12, 2016 and will host a conference call and webcast at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss the same. Rafi Ashkenazi, Amaya’s Interim CEO, will chair the call. To access via tele-conference, please dial 1-877-407-0789 or 1-201-689-8562 ten minutes prior to the scheduled start of the call. The playback will be made available two hours after the event at 1-877-870-5176 or 1-858-384-5517. The Conference ID number is 13642493. To access the webcast please use the following link: http://public.viavid.com/index.php?id=120633

MONTREAL, Canada, May 16, 2016 – Amaya Inc. (NASDAQ: AYA; TSX: AYA) today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2016 and provided a performance update for the month of April 2016. As previously reported, during the first quarter 2016, Amaya changed its presentation currency from the Canadian dollar to the U.S. dollar. As such, unless otherwise noted, all dollar ($) amounts are in U.S. dollars.

MONTREAL, Canada, May 13, 2016 – Amaya Inc. (Nasdaq: AYA; TSX: AYA) today announced updated conference call and webcast details relating to its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2016, which Amaya will release after trading on Monday, May 16, 2016. The conference call and webcast will remain at 5:30 p.m. ET and chaired by Rafi Ashkenazi, Amaya’s Interim CEO. The updated details are as follows:

MONTREAL, Canada, May 2, 2016 – Amaya Inc. (Nasdaq: AYA; TSX: AYA) today announced that it will release its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2016 after the close of trading on May 16, 2016 and will host a conference call and webcast at 5:30 p.m. ET to discuss the same. Rafi Ashkenazi, Amaya’s Interim CEO, will chair the call. To access via tele-conference, please dial +1.888.231.8191 or +1.647.427.7450 ten minutes prior to the scheduled start of the call. The playback will be made available two hours after the event at +1.855.859.2056 or +1.416.849.0833. The Conference ID number is 91271460. To access the webcast please use the following link: http://event.on24.com/r.htm?e=1172543&s=1&k=5C33B77438B32F7DB60D19AE5D06507E.

MONTREAL, April 1, 2016 - Amaya Inc. (NASDAQ: AYA; TSX: AYA) announced today that the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) has renewed its approval to operate the PokerStars and Full Tilt brands in the New Jersey regulated real money online gaming market.

March 29, 2016, Montreal – Amaya Inc. (NASDAQ: AYA; TSX: AYA) today announced that Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, David Baazov, is taking an indefinite paid leave of absence from the company, effective yesterday. Mr. Baazov is taking this leave voluntarily to focus on preparing an offer to acquire Amaya and to avoid a distraction for the company while he responds to certain allegations made against him by the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), the securities regulatory authority in Quebec. Mr. Baazov will remain a member of Amaya’s board of directors.

MONTREAL, March 23, 2016 – Amaya Inc. (NASDAQ: AYA; TSX: AYA) today provided an update regarding the previously reported investigation by the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), the securities regulatory authority in the Province of Quebec. The AMF has charged Amaya’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, David Baazov, for aiding with trades while in possession of privileged information, influencing or attempting to influence the market price of Amaya securities and communicating privileged information but has made no allegation of wrongdoing by Amaya or any of its subsidiaries or other directors or officers.

MONTREAL, MARCH 2, 2016 – The Special Committee of independent directors of Amaya Inc. (NASDAQ: AYA; TSX: AYA) today provided the following update on the steps it is taking to conduct an independent review of alternatives in light of Amaya’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, David Baazov, having advised the Board of Directors of Amaya that he and a group acting with him intend to make an offer to acquire Amaya. To date Amaya has not received an offer from Mr. Baazov or otherwise.

Montreal, Feb. 22, 2016 - Amaya Inc. (NASDAQ: AYA; TSX: AYA), through certain subsidiaries, today filed a notice of appeal of the previously announced December 23, 2015 Kentucky trial court order for damages against such subsidiaries and posted a US$100 million supersedeas bond to stay enforcement of the order during the pendency of the appeals process. The posting of the bond required the delivery of cash collateral in the amount of US$35 million and letters of credit in the aggregate amount of US$30 million. Amaya will continue to vigorously challenge the trial court’s order.

MONTREAL, Canada – February 8, 2016 – Amaya Inc. (NASDAQ: AYA; TSX: AYA) announced today that the special committee of the board of directors of Amaya has appointed Barclays Capital Canada Inc. to act as its exclusive financial advisor in connection with the previously announced notice that Amaya has received from its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, David Baazov, that he intends to make an all-cash proposal to acquire Amaya at a price estimated by Mr. Baazov to be C$21.00 per common share. The special committee has also engaged Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP as its legal advisor in connection with the notice received from Mr. Baazov.

MONTREAL, Canada – February 1, 2016 – Amaya Inc. (NASDAQ: AYA; TSX: AYA) confirmed today that it has received a non-binding indication from its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, David Baazov, that he intends to make an all-cash proposal to acquire Amaya at a price currently estimated by Mr. Baazov to be C$21.00 per common share. The board of directors of Amaya has established a special committee of independent directors to review any proposal that may be forthcoming, as well as other alternatives that may become available to Amaya. Amaya’s Lead Independent Director, Dave Gadhia, will chair the special committee.

Montreal, Canada - Jan. 13, 2016 - Amaya Inc. (NASDAQ: AYA; TSX: AYA) today said it has paid €5.9 million as a final settlement with Italian tax authorities to resolve a previously disclosed tax dispute in which Italian authorities estimated that approximately €85 million were owed by a subsidiary of Amaya related to its Italian operations under the PokerStars brand for the 2009 through 2014 tax years.

Montreal, Dec. 24, 2015 - Amaya Inc. (NASDAQ:AYA; TSX: AYA) today announced it will appeal a judgment issued yesterday by a state judge in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and will avail itself of any and all remedies available to it. The litigation was filed by the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 2010 and sought recovery of alleged losses by Kentucky residents who played real-money poker on PokerStars’ website during a period between 2006 and 2011. In the decision, the judge imposed an approximately US$290 million award, which he trebled to approximately US$870 million excluding interest and applicable costs, in favor of the Commonwealth. The latest ruling is in stark contrast to the same trial court’s decision just last month when it determined that damages should be based on the net losses of players. Yesterday’s order applies a methodology that is not grounded in applicable law as it calculates damages based on gross losses of players without any reduction for winnings, bonuses or free play.

MONTREAL, Dec. 17, 2015 – Amaya Inc. (NASDAQ: AYA; TSX: AYA) today provided clarity regarding a dispute in the Commonwealth of Kentucky relating to certain activities of the PokerStars business during a period between 2006 and 2011, approximately three years prior to Amaya’s acquisition of the brand. Amaya believes the action is frivolous and without merit.

MONTREAL, Nov. 19, 2015 – Amaya Inc. (NASDAQ: AYA; TSX: AYA) (“Amaya” or the “Corporation”) today announced that certain senior management, including its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, have purchased an aggregate of 157,460 common shares of Amaya (“Common Shares”) on the open market between November 12, 2015 and November 18, 2015 for a total purchase price of approximately $3.3 million. The Corporation also provided clarification regarding the filing of the Corporation’s Shelf (defined below) and certain related matters. Unless otherwise noted, all “$” amounts contained herein are in Canadian dollars.

MONTREAL, Oct. 19, 2015 – Amaya Inc. (Nasdaq: AYA, TSX: AYA) (“Amaya”) has announced that it is limiting its daily fantasy sports (“DFS”) brand StarsDraft from operating real money games and tournaments in most U.S. states following a review of recent developments in a number of jurisdictions. The decision is not anticipated to have a negative financial impact on Amaya. StarsDraft players in all jurisdictions will continue to have access to the funds in their online accounts, which are available for withdrawal at any time.

MONTREAL, Sept. 30, 2015 – Amaya Inc. (TSX: AYA; NASDAQ: AYA) (“Amaya” or the “Corporation”) today announced that the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (the “DGE”) has authorized it to operate the PokerStars and Full Tilt brands in New Jersey. The approval follows an unprecedented review by the DGE of Amaya’s acquisition of PokerStars and Full Tilt in August 2014. The approval enables the entry of the world’s largest poker business into the United States.

MONTREAL, Sept. 24, 2015 – Startup Open House organizers and Amaya Inc. (TSX: AYA; NASDAQ: AYA) have joined forces for the 2015 edition of Startup Open House, an event that offers an insider’s peek into hundreds of startups redefining Canadian entrepreneurship. In its third edition this year, Startup Open House is taking place in Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver on October 29th, and in Waterloo and Quebec City on November 5th. The event shines light on Canada’s thriving startup ecosystems by welcoming job seekers, business professionals and members of the public into the quirky and creative workplaces of up and coming local companies.

MONTREAL, Sept. 14, 2015 – Amaya Inc. (TSX: AYA; NASDAQ: AYA) (“Amaya” or the “Corporation”) announced today that it has terminated the automatic share purchase plan (the “APP”), which it had entered into on June 1, 2015 for the purpose of facilitating repurchases of its common shares (“Common Shares”) under its TSX-approved normal course issuer bid (“NCIB”).

MONTREAL, Aug. 13, 2015 – Amaya Inc. (“Amaya” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: AYA; NASDAQ:AYA) today reported its financial results for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015. Unless otherwise noted, all references to”$” and “CAD” are to the Canadian dollar, “US$” and “USD” are to the U.S. dollar and “€” and “EUR” are to the Euro.

MONTREAL, July 29, 2015 – Amaya Inc. (“Amaya” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: AYA; NASDAQ: AYA) today announced that in connection with its previously announced plans to reduce its indebtedness, Amaya intends to refinance certain of its outstanding long-term indebtedness (the “Refinancing”) which it incurred to partially finance the August 1, 2014 acquisition of thePokerStars and Full Tilt businesses. The Corporation expects the Refinancing to include, among other things, the repayment of approximately US$575 million of its currently outstanding US$800 million second lien term loan (the “Repayment”).

MONTREAL, Canada – June 22, 2015 – Amaya Inc. (“Amaya” or the “Corporation“)(TSX:AYA; NASDAQ:AYA) is pleased to announce that all resolutions considered at today’s annual and special meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting“) were approved by the Corporation’s shareholders (the “Shareholders“).

MONTREAL, June 8, 2015 – Amaya Inc. (“Amaya” or the “Corporation”) (Nasdaq: AYA; TSX: AYA), owner of the PokerStars and Full Tilt brands, announced that its common shares (the “Common Shares”) will commence trading today, June 8, 2015, on The Nasdaq Global Select Market in U.S. dollars under the symbol “AYA” (the “Nasdaq Listing”).

MONTREAL, Canada – May 27, 2015 – Portuguese football/soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has joined Team PokerStars as a brand ambassador and will promote the game and the brand in global marketing campaigns, PokerStars, an Amaya Inc. (TSX:AYA) brand, announced today.

MONTREAL, Canada – May 27, 2015 – Amaya Inc. (“Amaya” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: AYA), the world’s largest publicly traded online gaming company and owner of the PokerStars and Full Tilt brands, announced today that The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (the “Nasdaq”) approved the listing of its common shares on The Nasdaq Global Select Market and it expects trading to commence on June 8, 2015 under the symbol “AYA”. The Corporation’s common shares will also continue trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol AYA.

MONTREAL, Canada – May 14, 2015 – Amaya Inc. (“Amaya” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: AYA) today reported its financial results for the three month period ended March 31, 2015. The Corporation also provided updates to its share buyback program and its 2015 full year financial guidance. All dollar ($) figures are in Canadian dollars (CAD) unless otherwise noted. Financial results and MD&A are available here.

MONTREAL – May 7, 2015 – Brazil’s football icon Neymar Jr has taken his love of poker to the next level by becoming an ambassador for the world’s most popular poker company PokerStars, Amaya Inc. (TSX: AYA) announced today.

MONTREAL, Canada – May 5, 2015 – Amaya Inc. (“Amaya“) (TSX: AYA) announced today that Innova Gaming Group Inc. (“Innova“) has successfully completed an initial public offering and secondary offering (the “Offering“) of its common shares (“Shares“), which will commence trading today on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “IGG”.

MONTREAL, May 1, 2015 – Amaya Inc. (“Amaya” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: AYA) today provided an update on its B2B asset divestitures and announced the date of its Q1 2015 earnings release and conference call, while providing revenue expectations for such period. All dollar ($) figures in this release are Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted.

MONTREAL, April 9, 2015 – Amaya Inc. (“Amaya“) (TSX: AYA), has entered into a share purchase agreement, dated April 9, 2015, with NYX Gaming Group Limited (“NYX“) (TSXV: NYX) pursuant to which NYX has agreed to purchase (the “Transaction“) from Amaya all of the issued and outstanding shares of Amaya’s subsidiaries, Amaya (Alberta) Inc. (formerly Chartwell Technology Inc.) (“Chartwell“) and Cryptologic Limited (“Cryptologic“) on a cash-free and debt-free basis. The total cash consideration for the Transaction is $150,000,000, subject to working capital adjustments. The Transaction is anticipated to close before the end of the third quarter of 2015 and is subject to financing and other customary closing conditions. All dollar ($) figures are in Canadian dollars unless noted otherwise.

MONTREAL, April 8, 2015 – Amaya Inc. (TSX: AYA) provided the following statement in response to a Quebec court’s decision today to lift the publication ban on the redacted warrant and supporting affidavit for the search of various entities, including Amaya, in mid-December 2014 by Quebec’s securities regulator, related to its investigation into trading in Amaya securities leading up to the announcement of Amaya’s USD$4.9B acquisition of Oldford Group in 2014:

MONTREAL, March 31, 2015 – Amaya Inc. (“Amaya” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: AYA) today reported record financial results for the three and twelve month periods ended December 31, 2014, driven by growth in its core B2C poker business. The Corporation also provided its 2015 financial guidance. All dollar ($) figures are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted. (Financials can be found here.)

MONTREAL, March 30, 2015 – Amaya Inc. (“Amaya” or the “Corporation“) (TSX: AYA) announced today that it entered into a definitive agreement (the “Agreement”) to sell (the “Transaction”) 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Amaya Americas Corporation (“Amaya Americas”), the indirect parent company of Cadillac Jack, Inc. (“Cadillac Jack”) to AGS, LLC, (“AGS” or the “Purchaser”), an affiliate of funds managed by Apollo Global Management, LLC (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, “Apollo”) (NYSE: APO). All dollar ($) figures are in Canadian dollars unless noted otherwise.

MONTREAL, Canada – March 26, 2015 – Amaya Inc. (“Amaya“) (TSX: AYA) announced today that Innova Gaming Group Inc. (“Innova“), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amaya, has filed and obtained a receipt for a preliminary prospectus in respect of Innova’s proposed initial public offering of common shares with the securities regulatory authorities of all provinces and territories in Canada (the “Offering“). The Offering contemplates a treasury offering of common shares by Innova and a secondary offering of common shares by Amaya, which will receive the net proceeds for the common shares sold by it under the Offering.

MONTREAL, Canada – March 20, 2015 – Amaya Inc. (TSX: AYA) announced today that it has received licenses from the UK Gambling Commission for PokerStars and Full Tilt to operate online poker and other gaming within the United Kingdom. Since late 2014, the brands had been operating under temporary continuation licenses. Previously, they were white-listed under their Isle of Man gaming licenses. Amaya’s B2B online casino business has also received licenses to continue supplying UK-facing online gaming operators with online gaming content and technology.

MONTREAL, March 17, 2015 – Amaya Inc. (TSX: AYA) (“Amaya” or the “Corporation”) today provided an update on multiple recent initiatives undertaken by its B2C business Rational Group to grow the game of poker across the globe, including in the emerging poker market of Asia.

MONTREAL, Canada – March 16, 2015 – Amaya Inc. (“Amaya” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: AYA) today announced a subsidiary of the Corporation (the “Subsidiary”) has entered into cross currency swap agreements (the “Swap Agreements”) that it anticipates will result in lower interest payments on existing debt and mitigate the impact of fluctuations in the Euro to US Dollar (“USD”) exchange rate.

MONTREAL, Canada – March 9, 2015 – Amaya Inc. (“Amaya” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: AYA) today announced that it will host a conference call on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2014. David Baazov, CEO of Amaya, will chair the call. The Corporation plans to release its financial results on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 7:00 a.m. ET.

MONTREAL, Canada – Feb. 13, 2015 – Amaya Inc. (“Amaya” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: AYA) announced today that the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX“) has approved its notice of intention to make a normal course issuer bid (“NCIB“) to purchase for cancellation up to 6,644,737 common shares (“Common Shares“), representing approximately 5% of Amaya’s 132,894,750 Common Shares issued and outstanding as of January 26, 2015. The Corporation may purchase the Common Shares at prevailing market prices and by means of open market transactions through the facilities of the TSX or by such other means as may be permitted by the TSX rules and policies. The actual number of Common Shares that may be purchased and the timing of any such purchases will be determined by the Corporation. In accordance with the applicable TSX rules, daily purchases under the NCIB will not exceed 161,724 Common Shares, representing 25% of the average daily trading volume of the Common Shares for the six months period ending on January 31, 2015, and the Corporation may make, once per calendar week, a block purchase of Common Shares not owned, directly or indirectly, by insiders of Amaya that exceeds the daily repurchase restriction. The NCIB will commence on February 18, 2015 and will remain in effect until the earlier of February 17, 2016 or the date on which the Corporation has purchased the maximum number of Common Shares permitted under the NCIB.

MONTREAL, Canada – January 21, 2015 – Amaya Inc. (TSX: AYA) (“Amaya” or the “Corporation”) is pleased to announce that it has appointed former Commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Chris D. Lewis, as an advisor to its board of directors. It has also named George Sweny, an experienced gaming industry executive and a member of the Board of Directors of the Responsible Gambling Council of Canada, as its Vice President of Strategic Ventures.

MONTREAL, Canada Jan. 20, 2015 – Amaya Inc. (TSX: AYA) was selected as the TSX Tech Stock of the Year and Amaya’s Chairman and CEO David Baazov as TSX Tech Executive of the Year by Cantech Letter. The awards recognize excellence and achievement in Canadian technology companies as voted on by a panel of Canadian technology analysts and readers of Cantech Letter (cantechletter.com), an online magazine focused on innovation sector companies listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture exchange.

MONTREAL, Canada Jan. 15, 2015 – Amaya Inc. (“Amaya” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: AYA) today provided an update on its PokerStars online gaming consumer business and that Chairman and CEO David Baazov will make a speech at an investment conference in Toronto.

MONTREAL, Dec. 11, 2014 – To provide clarification on a media report, Amaya Inc. (the “Corporation”) (TSX: AYA) confirmed that the Corporation and its officers are cooperating with the Autorité des marchés financiers, the securities regulatory authority in the Province of Quebec (the “AMF”), in an investigation with regards to trading activities in Amaya securities surrounding the Corporation’s acquisition of Oldford Group in 2014.

MONTREAL, Canada, November 14, 2014 – Amaya Inc. (“Amaya” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: AYA) today reported record financial results for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2014 demonstrating strong performance in the key areas of Amaya’s operations, including the newly acquired PokerStars brand. The results reflect the benefit to shareholders of the recent acquisition including the strong cash flow generation and platform for growth provided by the B2C Business.

SACRAMENTO, CA & MONTREAL, Nov. 11, 2014 – The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians and Amaya Gaming Group (TSX: AYA) announced today that the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians has agreed to join the existing business agreement between the Morongo Band of Mission Indians, California’s three largest card clubs – the Commerce Club, the Hawaiian Gardens Casino and the Bicycle Casino – and Amaya which owns and operates PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker site.

MONTREAL, Canada – Nov. 10, 2014 – Amaya Gaming Group Inc. (“Amaya” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: AYA) today affirmed its previously announced guidance for the full year 2014 for revenue ($669 – $715 million) and Adjusted EBITDA* ($265 – $285 million), with results expected at the high end of the range.

MONTREAL, Canada – Oct. 31, 2014 – Amaya Gaming Group Inc. (TSX: AYA) (“Amaya” or the “Corporation”) announced today that its gaming brands including PokerStars and Full Tilt have obtained a continuation license to allow uninterrupted service to consumer and business customers in the United Kingdom. The continuation license for PokerStars and Full Tilt was awarded by the UK Gambling Commission in recognition of the existing licenses held in the Isle of Man. PokerStars and Full Tilt have operated in the United Kingdom as a “white-listed” company approved to do business throughout the country on the basis of the existing Isle of Man licensing. Amaya’s B2B online business has also received the necessary continuation licenses to continue supplying UK-facing online gaming operators with Amaya’s online gaming content and technology.

MONTREAL, Oct. 15, 2014 – Amaya Gaming Group Inc. (TSX: AYA) (“Amaya” or the “Corporation”) announced today that it has filed on SEDAR its Business Acquisition Report (the “BAR”) related to its August 1 acquisition of Oldford Group, owner of PokerStars and Full Tilt.

MONTREAL, Sept. 16, 2014 – Amaya Gaming Group Inc. (TSX: AYA) has announced that it has been added to the S&P/TSX Composite Index, effective at the market open on Monday, September 22, 2014. The Company joins Canada’s other leading corporations on the approximately 250-company index, which represents the largest businesses on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The S&P/TSX Composite is the headline index for the Canadian equity market. It is the broadest in the S&P/TSX family and is the basis for multiple sub-indices.

MONTREAL, Aug. 14, 2014 – Amaya Gaming Group Inc. (“Amaya” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: AYA), an entertainment solutions provider for the regulated gaming industry, today announced its financial results for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2014. All amounts are stated in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted.

MONTREAL, Aug. 11, 2014 – Amaya Gaming Group Inc. (“Amaya” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: AYA) today announced that it will host a conference call on Friday, August 15, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. ET to discuss its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2014. David Baazov, CEO of Amaya, will chair the call. The Corporation plans to release its financial results after the market closes on Thursday, August 14, 2014.

MONTREAL, Aug. 1, 2014 – Amaya Gaming Group Inc. (TSX: AYA) (“Amaya” or the “Corporation”) announced today the completion of its previously announced acquisition of 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of privately held Oldford Group Limited (“Oldford Group”), the parent company of Isle of Man-headquartered Rational Group Ltd. (“Rational Group”), the owner and operator of the PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker brands, in an all-cash transaction for an aggregate purchase price of $4.9 billion (the “Purchase Price”), including certain deferred payments and subject to customary purchase price adjustments (the “Acquisition”). All $ figures are in US dollars unless noted otherwise.

MONTREAL, July 30, 2014 – Amaya Gaming Group Inc. (“Amaya” or the “Corporation“) (TSX: AYA), an entertainment solutions provider for the regulated gaming industry, is pleased to announce that Amaya’s shareholders (“Shareholders“) today approved all resolutions considered at today’s annual and special meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting“), as proposed in the Corporation’s Notice of 2014 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders and Management Information Circular.

MONTREAL, July 28, 2014 – Amaya Gaming Group Inc. (TSX: AYA) (“Amaya” or the “Corporation“) announced today that it has received all required approvals from the gaming regulatory authorities that currently license Rational Group Ltd. (“Rational Group“), owner and operator of the PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker brands, in connection with Amaya’s previously announced acquisition of Rational Group (the “Proposed Transaction“).

MONTREAL, July 21, 2014 – Amaya Gaming Group Inc. (“Amaya”) (TSX: AYA), an entertainment solutions provider for the regulated gaming industry, is pleased to announce that a selection of its online casino games have been launched on Full Tilt Poker (“Full Tilt”) to bolster the site’s expansion into casino gaming.

MONTREAL, June 23, 2014 – Amaya Gaming Group Inc. (TSX: AYA) (“Amaya” or the “Corporation”) announced today that it has upsized its previously announced private placement offering of convertible preferred shares of the Corporation (the “Convertible Preferred Shares”) from treasury, on an underwritten bought-deal private placement basis, in order to meet additional demand. The size of the offering was increased by agreement between Amaya and Canaccord Genuity Corp., as sole underwriter, by approximately US$50 million to approximately US$180 million from the previously announced US$130 million. As a result, the total gross proceeds from the issuance of Convertible Preferred Shares will now be US$1,050,000,000. There are no other changes to the previously announced financing. The upsized portion will be offered on the same terms as the previously announced offering of Convertible Preferred Shares. Cannacord Genuity will be paid a fee of 5% in respect of the upsized portion.

MONTREAL, May 26, 2014 – In response to trading activity that may stem from market rumours that have come to the company’s attention regarding a potential strategic acquisition, Amaya Gaming Group Inc. (TSX: AYA) stated today that strategic acquisitions have been and are one component of the company’s growth strategy and, as such, Amaya regularly evaluates potential acquisition opportunities. From time to time, this process leads to discussions with potential acquisition targets. There can be no assurance that any such discussions will ultimately lead to a transaction. As a general policy, Amaya does not publicly comment on potential acquisitions unless and until a binding legal agreement has been signed. The company intends to make no further comment or release regarding current market rumours unless and until such comment is warranted.

MONTREAL, May 15, 2014 /CNW/ – Amaya Gaming Group Inc. (“Amaya” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: AYA), an entertainment solutions provider for the regulated gaming industry, today announced its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2014. All amounts are stated in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted.

MONTREAL, May 12, 2014 – Amaya Gaming Group Inc. (“Amaya” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: AYA), an entertainment solutions provider for the regulated gaming industry, today announced that it will host a conference call on Friday, May 16, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. ET to discuss its 2014 first quarter financial results. David Baazov, CEO of Amaya., will chair the call. The Company plans to release its financial results after the market closes on Thursday, May 15, 2014.

MONTREAL, May 2, 2014 – Amaya Gaming Group Inc. (“Amaya) (TSX: AYA), an entertainment solutions provider for the regulated gaming industry, announced today that its subsidiary Cadillac Jack has received approval from New Jersey’s Division of Gaming Enforcement (the “DGE”) to utilize its Genesis DV1 slot machine platform and associated hardware and software, including top performing game titles Fire Wolf, Siberian Siren, and Legend of White Buffalo, in the state. Cadillac Jack will now apply to the DGE for transactional waivers to begin supplying machines to Atlantic City casinos.

MONTREAL, Canada – April 16, 2014 – Amaya Gaming Group Inc. (“Amaya” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: AYA), an entertainment solutions provider for the regulated gaming industry, is pleased to announce that its subsidiary Cadillac Jack has entered into multiple agreements to ship approximately 1,100 gaming machines to existing and new customers in the United States.

MONTREAL, Canada – April 1, 2014 – Amaya Gaming Group Inc. (“Amaya” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: AYA), an entertainment solutions provider for the regulated gaming industry, is pleased to announce that one of its subsidiaries has entered into a licensing agreement (the “Agreement”) with Fertitta Acquisitions Co, LLC, d/b/a Ultimate Gaming (“Ultimate Gaming”) to provide online casino gaming content to Ultimate Gaming in New Jersey, subject to all applicable jurisdictional licensing requirements and regulatory approvals. Under the Agreement, the online gaming website ucasino.com (“Ultimate Casino”), operated by Ultimate Gaming for its licensed gaming partner Trump Taj Mahal Associates, LLC, in New Jersey, will offer a wide selection of Amaya’s proprietary games that are available on its Casino Gaming System (“CGS”) platform. The Agreement allows for the potential integration of other gaming websites operated by Ultimate Gaming to CGS in the future.

MONTREAL, Canada, March 31, 2014 – Amaya Gaming Group Inc. (“Amaya” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: AYA), an entertainment solutions provider for the regulated gaming industry, today announced its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2013. All amounts are stated in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted.

MONTREAL, Canada, March 25, 2014 – Amaya Gaming Group Inc. (TSX: AYA), an entertainment solutions provider for the regulated gaming industry, today announced that it will host a conference call on Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. ET to discuss its 2013 fourth quarter and year-end financial results. David Baazov, CEO of Amaya Gaming Group Inc., will chair the call. The Company plans to release its financial results after the market closes on Monday, March 31, 2014.

MONTREAL, Canada – February 19, 2014 – Amaya Gaming Group (TSX: AYA) (“Amaya) is pleased to announce its subsidiary Diamond Game Enterprises (“Diamond Game”) has been awarded a 5-year contract with the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency (the “Lottery”), with the Lottery holding a five year renewal option, to provide Veterans’ Organizations (VOs) in the state with Instant Ticket Lottery Machines (ITLM) and related services (the “Contract”). The Contract is a result of a Request for Proposals issued in August 2013 pursuant to a 2012 Act by the Maryland Legislature.

MONTREAL, Canada, February 14, 2014 – Amaya Gaming Group Inc. (“Amaya” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: AYA), an entertainment solutions provider for the regulated gaming industry, announced today that it has closed its previously announced acquisition of 100% of the issued and outstanding securities (the “Transaction”) of the private, arms-length company Diamond Game Enterprises (“Diamond Game”), a designer and manufacturer of gaming related products for the global casino gaming and lottery industries. The purchase price was US$25 million, subject to customary post-closing purchase price adjustments, to acquire 100% of the equity of Diamond Game and retire its debt. Amaya paid US$18 million on closing of the Transaction from cash on hand with a US$7 million holdback for certain contingent liabilities and other items.

MONTREAL, Canada – February 11, 2014 – Amaya Gaming Group Inc. (“Amaya” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: AYA), an entertainment solutions provider for the regulated gaming industry, announced today that, pursuant to a share purchase agreement dated November 27, 2013 (the “Share Purchase Agreement”), one of its subsidiaries has completed the previously announced sale to Goldstar Acquisitionco Inc. (“Goldstar”) of all of the issued and outstanding shares of WagerLogic Malta Holdings Ltd. (“WagerLogic”) for $70 million (the “Purchase Price”), less a closing working capital adjustment of $7.5 million, satisfied through cash consideration of $52.5 million and a vendor take-back in the form of a promissory note of $10 million, bearing interest at 6.0% per annum payable semi-annually in arrears starting in the second year following the closing date and due on the fourth anniversary of the closing date. The Purchase Price is subject to customary post-closing adjustments.

MONTREAL, Canada – January 20, 2014 – Amaya Gaming Group Inc. (“Amaya” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: AYA), an entertainment solutions provider for the regulated gaming industry, is pleased to announce that the Corporation has been honoured as the TSX Tech Stock of the Year and Amaya’s CEO David Baazov as TSX Tech Executive of the Year in the fourth annual Cantech Letter awards. The Cantech Letter awards recognize excellence in Canadian technology stocks and are voted on by a panel of Canadian technology analysts and readers of Cantech Letter (cantechletter.com), an online magazine focused on companies listed on Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Technology, Cleantech and Life Sciences Sectors.

MONTREAL, Jan. 10, 2014 – Amaya Gaming Group Inc. (“Amaya” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: AYA), an entertainment solutions provider for the regulated gaming industry, is pleased to announce that it has appointed Marlon D. Goldstein as its new Executive Vice-President, Corporate Development and General Counsel effective as of January 24, 2014. Prior to such date, Mr. Goldstein will be providing various consulting services to the Corporation. Prior to joining Amaya, Mr. Goldstein was a principal shareholder in the corporate and securities practice at international law firm Greenberg Traurig, where his practice was focused on corporate and securities matters including mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, and financing transactions. Mr. Goldstein also was the co-chair of the firm’s Gaming Practice, a multi-disciplinary team of attorneys representing owners, operators and developers of gaming facilities, manufacturers and suppliers of gaming devices, investment banks and lenders in financing transactions, and Indian tribes in the development and financing of gaming facilities. Among other honors, Mr. Goldstein was named by the Daily Business Review as one of South Florida’s “40 Under 40 Rising Stars” in 2013. “We are extremely excited to add Marlon to our organization,” said David Baazov, CEO of Amaya. “With his strong background in gaming, governance, finance and M&A, Marlon has the experience and expertise to oversee our legal team and help us achieve our corporate objectives.”

MONTREAL, Dec. 20, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ – Amaya Gaming Group Inc. (“Amaya” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: AYA) is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Cadillac Jack Inc. (“Cadillac Jack”), has entered into an agreement for the refinancing of its credit facilities. The debt for the transaction was provided by an entity sub-advised by an affiliate of GSO Capital Partners LP (“GSO”), Blackstone’s credit business1. Under this agreement, Cadillac Jack will have access to term loans in an aggregate principal amount of up to $160 million (the “Credit Facilities”). The Credit Facilities have replaced the existing $110 million non-convertible senior term loan secured by Cadillac Jack’s assets and that was made available to Amaya to finance the acquisition of Cadillac Jack by Amaya, as of November 5, 2012 (the “2012 Loan”).

MONTREAL, Canada, November 28, 2013 – Amaya Gaming Group Inc. (“Amaya” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: AYA), an entertainment solutions provider for the regulated gaming industry, today announced its financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013. All amounts are stated in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted.

Amaya announces date for 2013 third quarter earnings release conference callMONTREAL, Canada, November 19, 2013 – Amaya Gaming Group Inc. (TSX: AYA), an entertainment solutions provider for the regulated gaming industry, today announced that it will host a conference call on Friday, November 29, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. ET to discuss its 2013 third quarter financial results. David Baazov, CEO of Amaya Gaming Group Inc., will chair the call. The Company plans to release its financial results after the market closes on Thursday, November 28, 2013.

MONTREAL, Canada, November 07, 2013 – Amaya Gaming Group Inc. (“Amaya” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: AYA), an entertainment solutions provider for the regulated gaming industry, today announced that it has entered into a licensing agreement (the “Agreement”) to provide a wide selection of online casino gaming content to bwin.party in New Jersey, subject to all applicable jurisdictional licensing requirements and regulatory approvals. Under the Agreement, online gaming websites provided by bwin.party to its licensed gaming operator partner Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa (“Borgata”) in New Jersey will be integrated with Amaya’s Casino Gaming System. The integration will provide players with access to an extensive selection of Amaya’s proprietary and third-party online casino games.

MONTREAL, Canada, November 4, 2013 – Amaya Gaming Group Inc. (“Amaya” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: AYA), an entertainment solutions provider for the regulated gaming industry, today announced that it has signed a major B2B partnership deal with game development experts, Leander Games, that will see the distribution of in-house and 3rd party games to Amaya. The move will allow operators powered by Amaya’s Casino Gaming System to access all content on Leander’s LeGa Platform without the need for any additional integration.

MONTREAL, Canada, October 22, 2013 – Amaya Gaming Group Inc. (“Amaya” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: AYA), an entertainment solutions provider for the regulated gaming industry, today announced that it has entered into an agreement (the “Agreement”) to provide technology, including a poker platform and casino content, and poker services for goldennuggetpoker.com and goldennuggetcasino.com (the “Brands”), the online gaming brands of Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino (“Golden Nugget”), subject to all applicable licensing and regulatory approvals.

TORONTO, Canada, October 21, 2013 –– Aumento Capital II Corporation (“Aumento”) (TSX.V: AQT.P), a Capital Pool Company, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a letter of intent with Goldstar Acquisitionco Inc. (“Goldstar”) to complete a business combination (the “Amalgamation”) whereby all of the issued and outstanding securities of Goldstar will be exchanged for securities of Aumento. The Amalgamation is intended to constitute the “Qualifying Transaction” of Aumento, as such term is defined in Policy 2.4 of the Corporate Finance Manual of the TSX Venture Exchange (the “TSXV”).

MONTREAL, Sept. 30, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ – Amaya Gaming Group Inc. (“Amaya” or the “Corporation”) (TSX Venture: AYA) is pleased to announce that it has received final approval from Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) to graduate from TSX Venture Exchange and list its common shares (the “Common Shares”), common share purchase warrants expiring on April 30, 2015 (TSX Venture: AYA.WT) (the “2015 Warrants”), common share purchase warrants expiring on January 31, 2016 (the “2016 Warrants”) and unsecured non-convertible subordinated debentures (the “Debentures”) (collectively, the “Securities”) on TSX.

MONTREAL, Sept. 24, 2013 /CNW/ – Amaya Gaming Group Inc. (“Amaya” or the “Corporation”) (TSX.V: AYA), an entertainment solutions provider for the regulated gaming industry, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with a subsidiary of Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. (“CIE”) to provide both its Amaya Game Office online gaming platform and extensive suite of online casino gaming content for both web and mobile applications in New Jersey, subject to all applicable licensing and regulatory approvals.

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